Key Concepts: Overview of English Language Arts K to 7
K
Gr. 1
Gr. 2
Gr. 3
Gr. 4
Gr. 5
Gr. 6
Gr. 7
Oral Language grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
Pre-K learning experiences plus… • speaking and listening to express and inquire • developing vocabulary • making connections and asking questions • using meaningful syntax • beginning to demonstrate phonological awareness
Kindergarten plus… • speaking and listening to recall and retell • acquiring and expressing ideas and information • accessing prior knowledge and organizing thinking • using words correctly • developing phonological awareness
K and 1 plus… • staying on topic and sustaining concentration • making and sharing connections • comparing and contrasting • recognizing language patterns
K to 2 plus... • generating ideas • sharing ideas and opinions • recalling and summarizing in logical sequence • recognizing and using language features
K to 3 plus... • providing details and examples to enhance meaning • summarizing and synthesizing • comparing and analysing ideas • expressing ideas clearly and fluently
K to 4 plus... • sharing and explaining ideas and viewpoints • interpreting the speaker’s message (verbal and nonverbal) • considering audience when presenting • recognizing literary devices
K to 5 plus... • resolving problems • comparing ideas • identifying purposes and perspectives • using sequential organizers • organizing information and practising delivery
K to 6 plus... • negotiating to achieve consensus • analysing and evaluating ideas • analysing perspectives and considering alternatives • incorporating nonverbal elements • using techniques and aids to facilitate audience understanding
Reading and Viewing grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
engaging in reading or reading-like behaviour • connecting with prior knowledge • developing printing concepts • developing familiarity with the alphabet, alphabetic sounds, and common words
choosing and reading books • developing word-decoding strategies • making connections to texts • identifying story elements
reading with comprehension and fluency • predicting and summarizing to construct and confirm meaning • making connections between texts • acquiring and using vocabulary relating to texts
self-monitoring and self-correcting during reading • developing explanations • making connections among texts • locating information using text features
• choosing texts and defending text choices • making inferences and drawing conclusions during reading • reading strategically, depending on purpose • reading texts of different forms and genres
making personal connections to texts • comparing ideas and information in texts • previewing texts and reading to locate information • constructing meaning using genre and form
describing personal connections to texts • analysing ideas and information in texts • determining importance of ideas and information • constructing and confirming meaning of text, using structures and features
reflecting on and responding to texts • analysing, comparing, and synthesizing ideas in texts • acknowledging and evaluating ideas and alternative viewpoints in texts • constructing and confirming meaning of text, using types and features
Writing and Representing grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
creating messages (e.g., using pictures, symbols, letters, and words) • using invented spelling and word copying • printing most letters and simple words
• writing short passages (e.g., journal entries, lists, poems) • using basic punctuation and simple sentence construction • printing legible letters and words
writing, following models presented • expressing personal responses to text material • beginning to use criteria to improve writing • using basic punctuation and constructing simple and compound sentences
writing for a purpose and audience • accessing reference materials • using criteria to improve writing • using conventional spelling, sentence variation and new vocabulary
writing in a variety of genres • writing to express and extend thinking • using criteria to revise and edit writing • using conventional grammar, spelling and punctuation
writing for a variety of audiences and purposes • analysing thinking by expressing opinions and alternatives • accessing and using multiple sources of information • using variation in sentence construction
writing a variety of well-developed texts • writing to critique or defend positions • selecting genre and form depending on purpose • enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
writing a variety of well-developed texts • writing to compare, analyse, generalize, and speculate • developing and applying criteria to improve writing • enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
Key Concepts: Overview of English Language Arts K to 7
K
Gr. 1
Gr. 2
Gr. 3
Gr. 4
Gr. 5
Gr. 6
Gr. 7
Oral Language grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
Pre-K learning experiences plus… • speaking and listening to express and inquire • developing vocabulary • making connections and asking questions • using meaningful syntax • beginning to demonstrate phonological awareness
Kindergarten plus… • speaking and listening to recall and retell • acquiring and expressing ideas and information • accessing prior knowledge and organizing thinking • using words correctly • developing phonological awareness
K and 1 plus… • staying on topic and sustaining concentration • making and sharing connections • comparing and contrasting • recognizing language patterns
K to 2 plus... • generating ideas • sharing ideas and opinions • recalling and summarizing in logical sequence • recognizing and using language features
K to 3 plus... • providing details and examples to enhance meaning • summarizing and synthesizing • comparing and analysing ideas • expressing ideas clearly and fluently
K to 4 plus... • sharing and explaining ideas and viewpoints • interpreting the speaker’s message (verbal and nonverbal) • considering audience when presenting • recognizing literary devices
K to 5 plus... • resolving problems • comparing ideas • identifying purposes and perspectives • using sequential organizers • organizing information and practising delivery
K to 6 plus... • negotiating to achieve consensus • analysing and evaluating ideas • analysing perspectives and considering alternatives • incorporating nonverbal elements • using techniques and aids to facilitate audience understanding
Reading and Viewing grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
engaging in reading or reading-like behaviour • connecting with prior knowledge • developing printing concepts • developing familiarity with the alphabet, alphabetic sounds, and common words
choosing and reading books • developing word-decoding strategies • making connections to texts • identifying story elements
reading with comprehension and fluency • predicting and summarizing to construct and confirm meaning • making connections between texts • acquiring and using vocabulary relating to texts
self-monitoring and self-correcting during reading • developing explanations • making connections among texts • locating information using text features
• choosing texts and defending text choices • making inferences and drawing conclusions during reading • reading strategically, depending on purpose • reading texts of different forms and genres
making personal connections to texts • comparing ideas and information in texts • previewing texts and reading to locate information • constructing meaning using genre and form
describing personal connections to texts • analysing ideas and information in texts • determining importance of ideas and information • constructing and confirming meaning of text, using structures and features
reflecting on and responding to texts • analysing, comparing, and synthesizing ideas in texts • acknowledging and evaluating ideas and alternative viewpoints in texts • constructing and confirming meaning of text, using types and features
Writing and Representing grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
creating messages (e.g., using pictures, symbols, letters, and words) • using invented spelling and word copying • printing most letters and simple words
• writing short passages (e.g., journal entries, lists, poems) • using basic punctuation and simple sentence construction • printing legible letters and words
writing, following models presented • expressing personal responses to text material • beginning to use criteria to improve writing • using basic punctuation and constructing simple and compound sentences
writing for a purpose and audience • accessing reference materials • using criteria to improve writing • using conventional spelling, sentence variation and new vocabulary
writing in a variety of genres • writing to express and extend thinking • using criteria to revise and edit writing • using conventional grammar, spelling and punctuation
writing for a variety of audiences and purposes • analysing thinking by expressing opinions and alternatives • accessing and using multiple sources of information • using variation in sentence construction
writing a variety of well-developed texts • writing to critique or defend positions • selecting genre and form depending on purpose • enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
writing a variety of well-developed texts • writing to compare, analyse, generalize, and speculate • developing and applying criteria to improve writing • enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
Key Concepts: Overview of English Language Arts K to 7
K
Gr. 1
Gr. 2
Gr. 3
Gr. 4
Gr. 5
Gr. 6
Gr. 7
Oral Language grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
Pre-K learning experiences plus… • speaking and listening to express and inquire • developing vocabulary • making connections and asking questions • using meaningful syntax • beginning to demonstrate phonological awareness
Kindergarten plus… • speaking and listening to recall and retell • acquiring and expressing ideas and information • accessing prior knowledge and organizing thinking • using words correctly • developing phonological awareness
K and 1 plus… • staying on topic and sustaining concentration • making and sharing connections • comparing and contrasting • recognizing language patterns
K to 2 plus... • generating ideas • sharing ideas and opinions • recalling and summarizing in logical sequence • recognizing and using language features
K to 3 plus... • providing details and examples to enhance meaning • summarizing and synthesizing • comparing and analysing ideas • expressing ideas clearly and fluently
K to 4 plus... • sharing and explaining ideas and viewpoints • interpreting the speaker’s message (verbal and nonverbal) • considering audience when presenting • recognizing literary devices
K to 5 plus... • resolving problems • comparing ideas • identifying purposes and perspectives • using sequential organizers • organizing information and practising delivery
K to 6 plus... • negotiating to achieve consensus • analysing and evaluating ideas • analysing perspectives and considering alternatives • incorporating nonverbal elements • using techniques and aids to facilitate audience understanding
Reading and Viewing grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
engaging in reading or reading-like behaviour • connecting with prior knowledge • developing printing concepts • developing familiarity with the alphabet, alphabetic sounds, and common words
choosing and reading books • developing word-decoding strategies • making connections to texts • identifying story elements
reading with comprehension and fluency • predicting and summarizing to construct and confirm meaning • making connections between texts • acquiring and using vocabulary relating to texts
self-monitoring and self-correcting during reading • developing explanations • making connections among texts • locating information using text features
• choosing texts and defending text choices • making inferences and drawing conclusions during reading • reading strategically, depending on purpose • reading texts of different forms and genres
making personal connections to texts • comparing ideas and information in texts • previewing texts and reading to locate information • constructing meaning using genre and form
describing personal connections to texts • analysing ideas and information in texts • determining importance of ideas and information • constructing and confirming meaning of text, using structures and features
reflecting on and responding to texts • analysing, comparing, and synthesizing ideas in texts • acknowledging and evaluating ideas and alternative viewpoints in texts • constructing and confirming meaning of text, using types and features
Writing and Representing grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
creating messages (e.g., using pictures, symbols, letters, and words) • using invented spelling and word copying • printing most letters and simple words
• writing short passages (e.g., journal entries, lists, poems) • using basic punctuation and simple sentence construction • printing legible letters and words
writing, following models presented • expressing personal responses to text material • beginning to use criteria to improve writing • using basic punctuation and constructing simple and compound sentences
writing for a purpose and audience • accessing reference materials • using criteria to improve writing • using conventional spelling, sentence variation and new vocabulary
writing in a variety of genres • writing to express and extend thinking • using criteria to revise and edit writing • using conventional grammar, spelling and punctuation
writing for a variety of audiences and purposes • analysing thinking by expressing opinions and alternatives • accessing and using multiple sources of information • using variation in sentence construction
writing a variety of well-developed texts • writing to critique or defend positions • selecting genre and form depending on purpose • enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
writing a variety of well-developed texts • writing to compare, analyse, generalize, and speculate • developing and applying criteria to improve writing • enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
Key Concepts: Overview of English Language Arts K to 7
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• speaking and listening to express and inquire
• developing vocabulary
• making connections and asking questions
• using meaningful syntax
• beginning to demonstrate phonological awareness
• speaking and listening to recall and retell
• acquiring and expressing ideas and information
• accessing prior knowledge and organizing thinking
• using words correctly
• developing phonological awareness
• staying on topic and sustaining concentration
• making and sharing connections
• comparing and contrasting
• recognizing language patterns
• generating ideas
• sharing ideas and opinions
• recalling and summarizing in logical sequence
• recognizing and using language features
• providing details and examples to enhance meaning
• summarizing and synthesizing
• comparing and analysing ideas
• expressing ideas clearly and fluently
• sharing and explaining ideas and viewpoints
• interpreting the speaker’s message (verbal and nonverbal)
• considering audience when presenting
• recognizing literary devices
• resolving problems
• comparing ideas
• identifying purposes and perspectives
• using sequential organizers
• organizing information and practising delivery
• negotiating to achieve consensus
• analysing and evaluating ideas
• analysing perspectives and considering alternatives
• incorporating nonverbal elements
• using techniques and aids to facilitate audience understanding
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• connecting with prior knowledge
• developing printing concepts
• developing familiarity with the alphabet, alphabetic sounds, and common words
• developing word-decoding strategies
• making connections to texts
• identifying story elements
• predicting and summarizing to construct and confirm meaning
• making connections between texts
• acquiring and using vocabulary relating to texts
• developing explanations
• making connections among texts
• locating information using text features
• making inferences and drawing conclusions during reading
• reading strategically, depending on purpose
• reading texts of different forms and genres
• comparing ideas and information in texts
• previewing texts and reading to locate information
• constructing meaning using genre and form
• analysing ideas and information in texts
• determining importance of ideas and information
• constructing and confirming meaning of text, using structures and features
• analysing, comparing, and synthesizing ideas in texts
• acknowledging and evaluating ideas and alternative viewpoints in texts
• constructing and confirming meaning of text, using types and features
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• using invented spelling and word copying
• printing most letters and simple words
• using basic punctuation and simple sentence construction
• printing legible letters and words
• expressing personal responses to text material
• beginning to use criteria to improve writing
• using basic punctuation and constructing simple and compound sentences
• accessing reference materials
• using criteria to improve writing
• using conventional spelling, sentence variation and new vocabulary
• writing to express and extend thinking
• using criteria to revise and edit writing
• using conventional grammar, spelling and punctuation
• analysing thinking by expressing opinions and alternatives
• accessing and using multiple sources of information
• using variation in sentence construction
• writing to critique or defend positions
• selecting genre and form depending on purpose
• enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
• writing to compare, analyse, generalize, and speculate
• developing and applying criteria to improve writing
• enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
Key Concepts: Overview of English Language Arts K to 7
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• speaking and listening to express and inquire
• developing vocabulary
• making connections and asking questions
• using meaningful syntax
• beginning to demonstrate phonological awareness
• speaking and listening to recall and retell
• acquiring and expressing ideas and information
• accessing prior knowledge and organizing thinking
• using words correctly
• developing phonological awareness
• staying on topic and sustaining concentration
• making and sharing connections
• comparing and contrasting
• recognizing language patterns
• generating ideas
• sharing ideas and opinions
• recalling and summarizing in logical sequence
• recognizing and using language features
• providing details and examples to enhance meaning
• summarizing and synthesizing
• comparing and analysing ideas
• expressing ideas clearly and fluently
• sharing and explaining ideas and viewpoints
• interpreting the speaker’s message (verbal and nonverbal)
• considering audience when presenting
• recognizing literary devices
• resolving problems
• comparing ideas
• identifying purposes and perspectives
• using sequential organizers
• organizing information and practising delivery
• negotiating to achieve consensus
• analysing and evaluating ideas
• analysing perspectives and considering alternatives
• incorporating nonverbal elements
• using techniques and aids to facilitate audience understanding
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• connecting with prior knowledge
• developing printing concepts
• developing familiarity with the alphabet, alphabetic sounds, and common words
• developing word-decoding strategies
• making connections to texts
• identifying story elements
• predicting and summarizing to construct and confirm meaning
• making connections between texts
• acquiring and using vocabulary relating to texts
• developing explanations
• making connections among texts
• locating information using text features
• making inferences and drawing conclusions during reading
• reading strategically, depending on purpose
• reading texts of different forms and genres
• comparing ideas and information in texts
• previewing texts and reading to locate information
• constructing meaning using genre and form
• analysing ideas and information in texts
• determining importance of ideas and information
• constructing and confirming meaning of text, using structures and features
• analysing, comparing, and synthesizing ideas in texts
• acknowledging and evaluating ideas and alternative viewpoints in texts
• constructing and confirming meaning of text, using types and features
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• using invented spelling and word copying
• printing most letters and simple words
• using basic punctuation and simple sentence construction
• printing legible letters and words
• expressing personal responses to text material
• beginning to use criteria to improve writing
• using basic punctuation and constructing simple and compound sentences
• accessing reference materials
• using criteria to improve writing
• using conventional spelling, sentence variation and new vocabulary
• writing to express and extend thinking
• using criteria to revise and edit writing
• using conventional grammar, spelling and punctuation
• analysing thinking by expressing opinions and alternatives
• accessing and using multiple sources of information
• using variation in sentence construction
• writing to critique or defend positions
• selecting genre and form depending on purpose
• enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
• writing to compare, analyse, generalize, and speculate
• developing and applying criteria to improve writing
• enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
Key Concepts: Overview of English Language Arts K to 7
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• speaking and listening to express and inquire
• developing vocabulary
• making connections and asking questions
• using meaningful syntax
• beginning to demonstrate phonological awareness
• speaking and listening to recall and retell
• acquiring and expressing ideas and information
• accessing prior knowledge and organizing thinking
• using words correctly
• developing phonological awareness
• staying on topic and sustaining concentration
• making and sharing connections
• comparing and contrasting
• recognizing language patterns
• generating ideas
• sharing ideas and opinions
• recalling and summarizing in logical sequence
• recognizing and using language features
• providing details and examples to enhance meaning
• summarizing and synthesizing
• comparing and analysing ideas
• expressing ideas clearly and fluently
• sharing and explaining ideas and viewpoints
• interpreting the speaker’s message (verbal and nonverbal)
• considering audience when presenting
• recognizing literary devices
• resolving problems
• comparing ideas
• identifying purposes and perspectives
• using sequential organizers
• organizing information and practising delivery
• negotiating to achieve consensus
• analysing and evaluating ideas
• analysing perspectives and considering alternatives
• incorporating nonverbal elements
• using techniques and aids to facilitate audience understanding
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• connecting with prior knowledge
• developing printing concepts
• developing familiarity with the alphabet, alphabetic sounds, and common words
• developing word-decoding strategies
• making connections to texts
• identifying story elements
• predicting and summarizing to construct and confirm meaning
• making connections between texts
• acquiring and using vocabulary relating to texts
• developing explanations
• making connections among texts
• locating information using text features
• making inferences and drawing conclusions during reading
• reading strategically, depending on purpose
• reading texts of different forms and genres
• comparing ideas and information in texts
• previewing texts and reading to locate information
• constructing meaning using genre and form
• analysing ideas and information in texts
• determining importance of ideas and information
• constructing and confirming meaning of text, using structures and features
• analysing, comparing, and synthesizing ideas in texts
• acknowledging and evaluating ideas and alternative viewpoints in texts
• constructing and confirming meaning of text, using types and features
grade-by-grade distinction is further articulated through the complexity of the text and the situation
• using invented spelling and word copying
• printing most letters and simple words
• using basic punctuation and simple sentence construction
• printing legible letters and words
• expressing personal responses to text material
• beginning to use criteria to improve writing
• using basic punctuation and constructing simple and compound sentences
• accessing reference materials
• using criteria to improve writing
• using conventional spelling, sentence variation and new vocabulary
• writing to express and extend thinking
• using criteria to revise and edit writing
• using conventional grammar, spelling and punctuation
• analysing thinking by expressing opinions and alternatives
• accessing and using multiple sources of information
• using variation in sentence construction
• writing to critique or defend positions
• selecting genre and form depending on purpose
• enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language
• writing to compare, analyse, generalize, and speculate
• developing and applying criteria to improve writing
• enhancing meaning and artistry in writing, using features and conventions of language